everybody is going step away when they think barack obama is hurt in a white house explosion. nobody is stepping on that freight train. they're all backing up. it's humans in their trading and they're going to react to news like that and bad news like that, everybody with a bid is going to step back. >> yeah, a lot of traders, i'm sure, were grateful they were not on their computer. >> absolutely. absolutely. o that stuff is not going to go away. it's going to keep happening. hopefully not very frequently. >> scott, thanks so much. good to see you as always. pisani is on the the floor this morning. hello, bob. >> you're right about the numbers not being very good. europe is up with lousy pmi numbers to talk about. austerity is on the outs. new italian president dealing with things. look what is happening here. the risk on is sort of up. material stocks. energy stocks. financials, leading the market today. despite what we see with the economic numbers overall. i want to point out a real important trend on earnings. most are still beating on the top line the misses have been not